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Granite 4.2 8B (high) vs Grok 4.20

Granite 4.2 8B (high) leads on average score with 4.6 vs 4.1. Grok 4.20 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.057 vs $0.135. Grok 4.20 is faster at 1.11s vs 235.89s, with pass rates of 39.4% vs 27.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-18

Compared models

Rank
#299
Total Output Tokens
612,215
Response Time (avg)
235.89s
Total Cost
$0.135
Rank
#310
Total Output Tokens
1,923
Response Time (avg)
1.11s
Total Cost
$0.057
Recommended model Grok 4.20

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.1 vs 4.6), while costing about 2.4x less than Granite 4.2 8B (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02 Grok 4.20 Grok 4.20 none Release: 2026-03-31
Score 4.6 4.1
Rank #299 #310
Reliability 7.6 N/A
Consistency 6.3 8.1
Attempts 66/66 54/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 39.4% 27.3%
Flaky tests 10 0
Total Runs 66 54
Cost per result 2.085 1.570
Total Cost $0.135 $0.057
Input Price $0.060 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Output Price $0.250 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 43,278 41,313
Output Tokens 181,083 1,923
Reasoning Tokens 431,132 0
Response Time (avg) 235.89s 1.11s
Response Time (max) 685.87s 6.04s
Response Time (total) 5189.64s 19.96s
Parameters 8B ~1T total (~100B active)
Availability Open source Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#299 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

high
Provider returned error
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.2s
Tokens
0 tok

#310 xAI: Grok 4.20

none
Cost
$0.004
Time
6.5s
Tokens
1,367 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B 3.8 4.3 33.3% 2 515.34s 7,047 42,438 154,749
Grok 4.20 1.1 3.1 0.0% 0 1.22s 1,074 312 0

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